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YouTube is now putting ads in their videos. Instead of annoying pre-roll ads, they’re using a less intrusive ad design that overlays the bottom of the video for 10 seconds, and allows you to close it immediately. Profits from the $20CPM (minimum) ads are split with the publishers. 70% of users leave when they see a pre-roll ad, so good move, Google.
I didn’t know this, but some moron has been trying to patent virtual subdomains. You read that right. The technology that allows sites like Blogger, Newssvine, or any other site that gives you an URL like you.thesite.com to function. The Apache Web Server has been using this for years, and someone’s trying to patent it!
Is your blog a mess? Maybe you should read 50 Tips to Unclutter Your Blog. By the time you’re done, you’re blog should look like an iPod (clean, simplistic, uncluttered).
The Opera web browser has a cool feature called “Speed Dial”, which shows a grid of nine thumbnail buttons on every new tab. It allows you to jump to oft-used sites easily. Well, we Firefox users can do that now too with the Speed Dial Extension.
I’ve seen screenshots of the YouTube ads. I’d rather they didn’t add the ads, but I’ve been expecting it for quite awhile. It’s better than pre-rolls, so I suppose I’m fine with it.
Hey Matt – Thanks for the link!
I take it you approve of the Youtube ads then? I haven’t seen them yet, but they don’t sound bad at all.
I’ve seen screenshots of the YouTube ads. I’d rather they didn’t add the ads, but I’ve been expecting it for quite awhile. It’s better than pre-rolls, so I suppose I’m fine with it.
Cheers Matt
More great likes to read, no time for writing. But always time for Stumbling!
Likes? Links even.
Could we have the ‘edit comments’ plugin for sausage-fingered typists like me please?
Thanks for the link to my article 101 Ways to Monetize Your Website or Blog.
I have been considering adding an ‘edit comments’ plugin. I’ll get one in as soon as I can.